US lawmakers prod India to condemn Russia
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A pair of congressmen stepped up Washington’s efforts to press New Delhi to denounce Moscow

US Representatives Ro Khanna and Joe Wilson said they met with India’s ambassador to urge his country to denounce Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, after New Delhi agreed to purchase a quantity of Russian oil despite a wave of new sanctions from the West.

“Grateful to join my colleague in a bipartisan call with the Ambassador of India to the US. It is critical that world leaders condemn the atrocities being committed by Putin in Ukraine,” Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, wrote in a tweet on Wednesday.

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‘Peo­ple sleep at train sta­tions’: Refugee cri­sis brews in Poland
While there is no short­age of gen­eros­i­ty in Ukraine’s Cen­tral Eu­ro­pean neigh­bour, space runs out in sev­er­al cities.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

Emmanuel Macron vows tax cuts, benefits shake-up in election manifesto
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French President Emmanuel Macron pledged further tax cuts, reforms to the welfare system and major public investments on Thursday as he unveiled hi

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Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements
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Australia's competition watchdog filed a lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Friday, alleging the social media giant failed to prevent

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Teen was driving truck in Texas crash that killed nine people
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A 13-year-old boy was driving a pickup truck that collided with a van carrying a college golf team in west Texas, killing nine people, officials sa

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Russia TV protester Marina Ovsyannikova quits channel but turns down France asylum offer
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The Russian journalist, who protested her country’s war in Ukraine during a broadcast on the state-run television, said that she

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Rus­sia’s in­va­sion of Ukraine: List of key events from day 23
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As the Rus­sia-Ukraine war en­ters its 23rd day, we take a look at the main de­vel­op­ments.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

Os­car spot­light on mar­gin­alised fe­male jour­nal­ists from In­dia
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An all-women team of re­porters in rur­al In­dia be­comes the sub­ject of Writ­ing With Fire, an Os­car-nom­i­nat­ed doc­u­men­tary.
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Arnold Schwarzeneg­ger says Rus­sia lies, asks Putin to stop war
In a video post­ed on Twit­ter, for­mer Cal­i­for­nia gov­er­nor says in­va­sion of Ukraine ‘is not the Russ­ian peo­ple’s war’.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

Ex-prime minister detained in EU probe
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European prosecutors said they’ve been looking into some 120 cases of mishandling of EU funds in Bulgaria

Former Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov was detained by the country’s police on Thursday as part of an EU probe into the mishandling of EU funds by his government.

His home was searched by officers, according to his lawyer. Several other former top officials, including ex-finance minister Vladislav Goranov, were also reportedly arrested.

The Bulgarian Interior Ministry said in a statement that it was carrying out...

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Death Trap: Over two dozen whales dead in New Zealand mass stranding
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More than two dozen whales died in a mass stranding at a New Zealand beach renowned as a death trap for the ocean giants, wildlife rangers said Fri

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Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo accuses UK of paying “blood money” to Iran for nationals’ release
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UK has been accused of paying “blood money” to Iran by former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to ensure the release of two British-Iranian nation

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Peru constitutional court orders release of former president Fujimori
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Peru's constitutional court on Thursday ordered the release of disgraced former president Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for c

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Moderna seeks FDA authorisation for second COVID-19 booster for all adults
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Moderna Inc on late Thursday (March 17) sought emergency use authorisation with US health regulators for a second COVID-19 booster shot, as a surge

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Belgian man admits to stabbing teacher 101 times decades after facing ‘humiliation’
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A 37-year-old man confessed to stabbing his teacher to death nearly three decades after he was allegedly humiliated by her in pri

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Argentina parliament approves IMF deal for $45 billion debt
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Argentina's Senate on Thursday gave final approval to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund that restructures a $45 billion debt, clear

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Bul­gar­ia de­tains ex-PM Boyko Borissov af­ter EU probes
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The au­thor­i­ties do not elab­o­rate on the ac­cu­sa­tions, but lo­cal me­dia say the EU probes are about ‘mis­use of EU aid’.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

De­cod­ing Afghanistan’s colour­ful head­gear cul­ture
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Style of cap or tur­ban con­fers sta­tus, sig­ni­fies what part of coun­try they come from and what eth­nic­i­ty they be­long to.
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‘Union will not re­main silent’: Tunisia’s UGTT de­mands di­a­logue
Pow­er­ful labour union says it must be in­clud­ed in talks over po­lit­i­cal and eco­nom­ic re­forms called for by the IMF.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

Japan, Australia expand Russian sanctions
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Canberra and Tokyo have targeted more officials and organizations

Australian and Japanese authorities have announced the expansion of sanctions lists against Russian organizations and officials amid the conflict in Ukraine. Sydney included two billionaires with mining industry links, while Tokyo targeted the military industry and an arms exporter.

“Australia has now added two billionaires with links to business interests in Australia, Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg,” said...

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